Fayette County, GA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned
- Firecrackers, fireworks, smoke bombs, rockets, black powder guns
- Exception
- Written permit from parks and recreation department
- Applies to
- All county-owned parks and recreation facilities
- Enforced by
- Any authorized law enforcement officer
- Extra sanction
- Bar or suspend violator from all parks
- Maximum penalty
- $1,000 fine or 60 days jail
Summary
Fireworks and other pyrotechnics are banned in Fayette County's parks and recreation facilities unless the county parks and recreation department issues a written permit. Code § 18-7(14) bars possessing, displaying, using, setting off, or attempting to ignite fireworks or pyrotechnics on park property.
It shall be unlawful for any person using the parks, grounds, or facilities to either perform or permit to be performed any of the following acts: ... (14)Possess, display, use, set off or attempt to ignite any firecracker, fireworks, smoke bombs, rockets, black powder guns or other pyrotechnics, except in conjunction with a written permit issued by the department.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 18's parks ordinance lists 20 prohibited acts on county park property, defined in Sec. 18-2 to include all parks and recreation facilities the county owns, leases, or manages, including Lake Kedron, Starr's Mill, Lake Horton, and Lake McIntosh. Subsection 18-7(14) bars anyone from possessing, displaying, using, setting off, or attempting to ignite 'any firecracker, fireworks, smoke bombs, rockets, black powder guns or other pyrotechnics,' unless the parks and recreation department has issued a written permit for the activity, the same permit mechanism the chapter uses for hot air balloon launches (18-7(18)), amusement rides (18-7(17)), and fundraising events (18-7(15)).
The rule reaches park visitors' own fireworks as well as any pyrotechnics used in connection with an event on park grounds, and it sits alongside a broader ban on damaging park property, disturbing the peace, and operating amplified sound equipment that unreasonably disturbs others. Enforcement runs through Sec. 18-4: any authorized law enforcement officer may issue a citation, a warning, or order a violator to leave the park, and Sec. 18-3 lets the department, together with law enforcement, bar or suspend a violator from all county parks if necessary to protect the park, its facilities, or public health, safety and welfare. A person ordered to leave for a violation may not return to that park for 24 hours.
Violations & Fines
Setting off fireworks in a Fayette County park without a written departmental permit is a county ordinance violation under Sec. 18-3(a), punished in accordance with the Code's general penalty in Sec. 1-7: a fine up to $1,000.00, up to 60 days in jail, or both. The department may also bar the violator from all county parks, and a park officer can order an immediate 24-hour removal under Sec. 18-3(c).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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